Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma (2015–…): Season 1, Episode 8 - Concerto of Ideas and Creations - full transcript
A brutal training camp is underway to whittle down new students, but those in Polar Star Dorm are determined to survive. Trying to survive Soma may have met his match.
So, that time of year has
come once again, has it?
What about the message to the students?
It will be finished today.
Those who will prove themselves,
and those who will fail...
That is the first branching point.
A CONCERTO OF CONCEPT AND CREATION
KYOKUSEI DORM
"Overnight training"?
It's that time, huh?
What is this?
We had them in elementary
and middle school, right?
A school outing where we stayed
in the woods a few days.
Huh?
So this school even has
those kinds of events?
And?
Why are you shivering, Tadokoro?
Because this "training camp"
is the first hell
that students who have entered
the high school division face.
All the first-year students
stay out in the mountains,
and are subjected to daily,
brutal tests of cooking.
If you don't pass, you'll be told to leave
the academy right then and there!
YOU'LL MAKE LOTS OF MEMORIES!
MAKE SURE YOU LEAVE NOTHING BEHIND!
They say it's
"in the spirit of friendship,"
but the truth is...
YOU'LL MAKE TRAUMATIC MEMORIES!
IF YOU'VE GOT NO TALENT, JUST GET OUT!
This training is in the spirit
of mercilessness and failure!
This is Tohtsuki's
"competitive education."
In the words of the principal,
this is when the process to find
the best of the best truly begins.
Isshiki-senpai, you went to that
training camp last year too, didn't you?
Yes, of course.
Even back then,
dozens of students were forced
to leave daily and then expelled.
Expelled?
At one camp a few years ago,
apparently they got rid of
more than half the students.
Half?
Megumi?
Everyone, thank you
for everything up till now.
-Slump!
-Megumi!
We can take cards or even shogi.
But no cellphone games, huh?
This isn't enough time
for us to take baths!
Hey, Yukihira!
How can you be all calm
and prepare for the trip?
Megumi just spoke her dying words!
Half the students will make it, right?
We just have to make sure
that includes all of us.
I have faith.
I'm sure everyone at Kyokusei will
come back with smiles on their faces.
Darn right I'm gonna make it!
I will be back!
Of course.
MARKED FOR DEATH
Indeed.
Okay! We're all pumped up!
Kyokusei's not gonna spoil
the child by sparing the rod!
"Spoil the child"?
We're gonna clear this
training camp no problem!
That's the spirit!
Fumio-san and I will take
care of things here.
Everyone, be sure to do your best!
-All right!
-I'm fired up!
That's the gist.
Be sure you leave nothing behind.
You leave in three days.
The students will assemble at 6:00 am.
I see.
Thank you, Hisako.
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT CHARM
THE DAY OF THE TRAINING
My stomach hurts...
I've gotten more and more numb to it.
All right!
Let's go!
To the hellish training camp
that's in the spirit of friendship!
Ain't nothing gonna shock me now!
That's awesome!
Th- this is where we'll be training?
That's a rich school for you, all right.
They're even running
this elegant hotel, huh?
All of the hotels and inns
around here are part of Tohtsuki.
I ain't shocked!
A dozen or so are run under
the Tohtsuki Resort brand,
so a lot of former graduates work
in the resorts' food industries.
I've heard if you stay at one,
normally it's $800 and
up for a single night.
That's rent money for a whole month!
I said I ain't gonna be shocked!
But you are shocked, Soma-kun.
So then, we get to stay here tonight?
Now I'm totally fired up!
If you survive today's agenda, that is.
BOO!
Ibusaki, you really know
how to spoil a mood.
I'm a realist.
Come on, we have to assemble as soon as
we put our luggage in our rooms.
Yeah, fine.
This is an unpleasant silence.
You wouldn't think almost 1,000
students are gathered here.
That's right...
Without a doubt, the training camp
from Hell is about to begin.
I wonder how many of those
gathered here will make it?
Hey, it's Nikumi!
Yu- Yukihira!
It's been a while, Nikumi.
You don't seem nervous at all.
Hey, Yukihira-kun!
Why are you calling her that nickname?
Huh? But she agreed to it.
Right, Nikumi?
-Why on Earth would I agree?
-See?
-The transfer student, Soma Yukihira...
-It makes her happy.
Be careful, Yukihira.
Of what?
Good morning, everyone.
I will now quickly go over
the details of this training camp.
We'll be here for five days
and six nights.
You will be split up into groups,
and for the next few days, you'll tackle
various food-related challenges.
Any student who falls below
the standard set by the instructors
will receive a failing grade.
You will be returned to the academy,
and then you will leave for good.
Incidentally, we've invited
some guest instructors
to act as judges for your challenges.
Guests?
Though incredibly busy,
they've gathered here for this event:
The graduates of Tohtsuki Academy!
Graduates?
So, in other words...
These guys are all geniuses
who actually graduated,
when the number of students
is in the single digits?
Awesome...
You there.
In the ninth row from the front.
The young man with the wound on his brow.
No, sorry.
Next to you.
Yes, you.
You're expelled.
You can go.
Your hair products have
a citrus scent to them.
That would mask the scent
of your cooking, yes?
It's important to look good.
KOJIRO SHINOMIYA
CHEF AT "SHINO'S" FRENCH RESTAURANT
If a chef looks frumpy, the food
he makes will lose its sultriness.
But next time, you should
choose an unscented hair oil.
Please wait!
I'm expelled?
For something like this?
"Something like this"
can be enough to lose customers.
Are you out to destroy
my restaurant, bastard?
That will be all, Mr. Student.
Who was that?
Chef Kojiro Shinomiya!
He's the first Japanese chef to ever win
France's Brousse-Poiret Award!
And over there...
FUYUMI MIZUHARA
ITALIAN RESTAURANT "RISTORANTE F"
That's Chef Fuyumi Mizuhara from "F"!
HITOSHI SEKIMORI
SUSHI RESTAURANT "GINZA HINOWA"
And from sushi restaurant "Ginza Hinowa,"
Head Chef Hitoshi Sekimori!
Amazing!
They're all featured in magazines
almost every month!
You there, as unassuming
as a Dutch clover!
DONATO GOTODA
AUBERGE "TRÉSOR"
From Auberge "Trésor,"
that's Donato Gotoda!
I may have been born just
so I could meet you.
Care to talk back at
my auberge until the sun rises?
Uh, what? Huh? Huh?
Please let go of those hands, Chef Gotoda.
Hinako...
HINAKO INUI
JAPANESE RESTAURANT "KIRI-NO-YA"
That's Hinako Inui from
the Japanese restaurant "Kiri-no-ya"!
I'm sorry.
That must have been frightening.
By the way, you certainly are cute.
You look like you'd be
a filling meal indeed.
Huh? Huh?
Hinako...
Chapelle-sensei is scowling.
Let's go back.
Oh, my.
Stop by my restaurant soon.
Pssht!
That's him!
The man who took the top spot
on his graduation exam with
the highest score in history.
The man who turned down over 800 offers
from top-class restaurants around the
world in favor of his current position.
He's the Executive Chef of
the Tohtsuki Resort chain
GIN DOJIMA
and sits on the board of directors:
Gin Dojima!
I'm so moved!
The elite chefs making
Japan a driving force...
They're all gathered here in front of us!
Welcome to Tohtsuki Resort.
All the graduates you see here are
chef-owners, masters of their domains.
For the six days you're here,
we're going to treat you as if you
were employees at our restaurants.
Do you know what that means?
Anyone who doesn't
perform to our liking...
is fired!
Meaning, you're expelled.
As you've seen,
your teachers have the prerogative
to send you home at a moment's notice.
I wish you good fighting.
Now then, you know your groups...
Get moving!
We're all getting split up,
but let's do our best, okay?
I'm in the same group as you again?
Got a problem with that?
Well, see you.
Yup!
Oh, and let's play poker
in Marui's room at night.
You don't have to get together in my room
at a time like this, do you?
Wanna taste?
Sure do!
F GROUP LESSON VENUE
Okay, looks like you're all here.
For my lectures, I'd like
to have you work in pairs.
You'll be in the same pairs as
your first lecture of the semester,
so please head to your labelled stations.
Thank goodness!
I'm so glad to be with you, Soma-kun!
Yeah, let's do our best.
You're Soma Yukihira, aren't you?
Yeah, that's right.
That's over ten seconds of grinding.
I assume this is intentional.
Of course.
I've looked forward to any chance to cross
paths with you during our training.
I never thought I'd get this close
on our very first challenge!
I'm gonna crush you!
Just like I crushed your shoe.
U- um, this is already
a very difficult camp!
I- it's not the time for picking fights!
Finally, I can destroy you!
I'm so happy, Soma Yukihira!
Oh, yeah? Well, I'm happy for you.
But I get the point,
so move your damn foot already!
Okay, everyone.
I'll be sitting right here.
If there's anything you don't
understand, please ask.
Um, Chef?
We haven't gotten any instructions.
Oh, is that so?
Hup!
Um, my challenge to you is...
Use the ingredients here to make a dish
emphasizing traditional Japanese cooking.
"Ingredients here"?
But there are no ingredients.
Yes there are.
You have the bounty of nature.
A clear stream and
a treasure trove of ingredients.
You have seasonings, oil,
and cooking utensils.
Feel free to also use
the fishing equipment.
The surrounding area is private land,
and you can go as far as the fence.
WE ARE HERE
FOREST RIVER
Crossing the fence will
be an automatic fail.
You'll get your ingredients
from within this limited field,
and then cook with them.
If you make a dish
that satisfies me, you'll pass.
You have two hours.
Okay, let's begin.
Huh? So it just started?
You've gotta be more clear!
First, we have to see
if we can catch some fish!
Sweetfish!
If there's sweetfish,
we can do a salt broil, right?
Is sweetfish even in season now?
In any case, we only have two hours!
Hurry!
I challenge you, Yukihira.
Huh? "Challenge"?
We should determine
whose cooking is superior.
Chef, I'd like you to settle this.
Say which of our dishes is more delicious.
Give your impartial judgment!
Huh? But why?
That has nothing to do with
this challenge, so I don't want to.
Huh? Oh, yes, you're right.
C'mon, now, what is this?
Seeing you all worked up
is making the mood weird.
So uncool!
That was uncool, Bro!
Shut up! Why are you laughing?
"Bro"? They're siblings?
They're totally different!
I- in any case, I will not lose to you!
I'll make a dish that will trump yours!
You understand me, Yukihira?
Come on, let's go already.
The heck was that?
Ah! Soma-kun, we have to go, too!
See you later!
People's thinking narrows when
they're placed in an unfamiliar situation.
Dammit! I can't catch anything!
Pipe down, idiot! You'll scare the fish!
Okay! We can make a meuniere out of this.
But we don't have any flour!
I told you to see if there
were any bamboo shoots!
I did look, but there aren't any anywhere!
BAMBOO SHOOTS
Their wits are dulled.
They misjudge their actions.
This challenge is just
a preliminary tryout.
Any "chef" who can't handle something
like this has no place at Tohtsuki.
We have to hurry and catch something
so we can cook it!
What should our menu be, Soma-kun?
If it's char or rainbow trout
we could do a salt broil.
Or a soy simmer!
Ah! We've gotta think
about presentation, too!
We need to look for some greens!
The thing is, everyone's probably
gonna go that route, right?
I wanna change things up a bit.
This isn't the time to talk like that!
We just have to finish our dish!
Yeah, but still...
You got one!
Thank goodness.
We managed to get some fish somehow, huh?
Yeah, now it's just a question
of how to cook them.
"Give your impartial judgment!"
Shut up! Just shut up!
You're doing fish, too?
Huh?
I swear, everyone is doing fish
just because the theme is Japanese food.
Isn't that rather narrow-minded?
What's with the attitude?
Fine, what are you idiots doing?
Know what this is?
We're doing duck!
Y- you got duck?
And that's not all.
There were chickens and
rabbits in the area, too.
Of course, I'm not surprised
none of you bothered to look.
Dammit! To think, there was
something other than fish...
But still, we've never
prepped those ingredients.
Out of the way.
Move it, Yukihira.
Isami!
Okay.
He's slicing the breast and thigh meat
with such precision!
He's so fast, but he's not
damaging the organs at all!
Such skillful knife work...
What? You need something?
N- no! I was just thinking
how skilled you are!
Really?
Still, my bro is three times
faster than me.
There are no breaks in his movement.
There's no wasted motion at all!
Who on Earth is he?
Yeah, I thought he could do that much.
Those are hands that have worked the line.
Forno accendere!
LIGHT, OVEN!
We haven't yet introduced ourselves.
My name is Takumi Aldini.
TAKUMI ALDINI
1ST-YEAR, HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION
This is my twin brother.
I'm Isami Aldini.
ISAMI ALDINI
1ST-YEAR, HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION
We're already working
the kitchen of our local trattoria.
"Trattoria"?
In Italian, it means a casual,
high-volume eatery.
I'm just like you, Yukihira.
I, too, am a chef working
to protect our restaurant.
It's like you said at the
commencement ceremony.
I don't plan to lose to people who have
never even stood in front of a customer.
You billed yourself as a pro.
Then, as a fellow pro,
I can't let myself lose to you.
Aldini vs. Yukihira...
I'll show you whose cooking is better!
Sounds fun!
Bring it!
In that case...
The heck is that?
A mezzaluna.
It means "half moon," and is
a knife used in Italian cooking.
Here we go...
Tritare!
He's totally mastered that knife thing!
He's reducing the ingredients
to paste in seconds!
The duck will be done soon.
I'll have the salsa done by then.
Gotcha! I'm done on my end, too.
Okay!
Tre...
Due...
Uno...
Fine!
DONE!
You finished first, did you?
Speed is a hallmark of Italian cooking.
That was way too fast!
And they still had time to dress the duck!
That didn't even take an hour!
This is an herb-grilled duck.
There's a green sauce on the side.
Buon appetito.
ENJOY YOUR MEAL.
Well then...
If you don't mind.
The duck is so rich,
brimming with the taste of the wild.
Then there's a burst of artful refreshment
that elevates the flavor!
The combination of manliness and elegance
forms a throbbing that reverberates
to the depths of the stomach.
It's just like...
...an aria of duck!
I want this duck...
to embrace me!
Hey! That green sauce...
It's salsa verde, right?
So it's got anchovies and
chopped Italian parsley.
It's a staple of Italian cooking.
What are you guys thinking?
The theme was Japanese cooking!
That's gotta be an automatic fail!
No, the base of this sauce
is salt-broiled char
and uruka entrails rather than anchovies.
Uruka generally takes more
than a week to prepare,
but you made this on the spot, correct?
Yes.
We washed the sweetfish entrails
and boiled them in saké,
then added mirin, soy sauce, and salt.
By doing so,
we made an impromptu, rich-tasting uruka
with just the right amount of bitterness.
Is that even possible?
That's not all they did.
Rather than parsley,
they used diced chives.
By mixing that in, they made
a bright green and refreshing sauce!
Also, instead of garlic, which is seldom
used in Japanese cooking,
they used a citrus and pepper paste,
giving it a very Japanese flavor.
Correct.
This was a Japanese-style salsa verde
using an improvised uruka as its base!
JAPANESE-STYLE
They made a Japanese-style Italian sauce?
Dammit! I'm drooling
just hearing about it!
For them to be able to combine so
many ingredients here in the mountains...
Unlike Japan, Italy has
a long history of eating meat.
And in Tuscany, where these two are from,
duck, rabbit, and boar are often served,
depending on the season.
That's how you learned to break down
and prepare duck, isn't it?
The breast is so rich
because it was grilled
in a glaze of soy sauce, spicy mustard,
black pepper, and honey.
It's the perfect complement to the salsa.
This salsa verde duck was infused
with various Japanese elements.
I would say this is a perfect example
of Japanese cooking.
Takumi Aldini...
Isami Aldini...
You both pass.
Grazie!
Even with limited ingredients,
he used his wits to make food
as amazing as that!
That guy's just like...
He's like Soma-kun!
Merveilleuse!
MARVELOUS!
Erina Nakiri, you pass!
Much obliged.
Subtitle translation by:
Javier Lopez
come once again, has it?
What about the message to the students?
It will be finished today.
Those who will prove themselves,
and those who will fail...
That is the first branching point.
A CONCERTO OF CONCEPT AND CREATION
KYOKUSEI DORM
"Overnight training"?
It's that time, huh?
What is this?
We had them in elementary
and middle school, right?
A school outing where we stayed
in the woods a few days.
Huh?
So this school even has
those kinds of events?
And?
Why are you shivering, Tadokoro?
Because this "training camp"
is the first hell
that students who have entered
the high school division face.
All the first-year students
stay out in the mountains,
and are subjected to daily,
brutal tests of cooking.
If you don't pass, you'll be told to leave
the academy right then and there!
YOU'LL MAKE LOTS OF MEMORIES!
MAKE SURE YOU LEAVE NOTHING BEHIND!
They say it's
"in the spirit of friendship,"
but the truth is...
YOU'LL MAKE TRAUMATIC MEMORIES!
IF YOU'VE GOT NO TALENT, JUST GET OUT!
This training is in the spirit
of mercilessness and failure!
This is Tohtsuki's
"competitive education."
In the words of the principal,
this is when the process to find
the best of the best truly begins.
Isshiki-senpai, you went to that
training camp last year too, didn't you?
Yes, of course.
Even back then,
dozens of students were forced
to leave daily and then expelled.
Expelled?
At one camp a few years ago,
apparently they got rid of
more than half the students.
Half?
Megumi?
Everyone, thank you
for everything up till now.
-Slump!
-Megumi!
We can take cards or even shogi.
But no cellphone games, huh?
This isn't enough time
for us to take baths!
Hey, Yukihira!
How can you be all calm
and prepare for the trip?
Megumi just spoke her dying words!
Half the students will make it, right?
We just have to make sure
that includes all of us.
I have faith.
I'm sure everyone at Kyokusei will
come back with smiles on their faces.
Darn right I'm gonna make it!
I will be back!
Of course.
MARKED FOR DEATH
Indeed.
Okay! We're all pumped up!
Kyokusei's not gonna spoil
the child by sparing the rod!
"Spoil the child"?
We're gonna clear this
training camp no problem!
That's the spirit!
Fumio-san and I will take
care of things here.
Everyone, be sure to do your best!
-All right!
-I'm fired up!
That's the gist.
Be sure you leave nothing behind.
You leave in three days.
The students will assemble at 6:00 am.
I see.
Thank you, Hisako.
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT CHARM
THE DAY OF THE TRAINING
My stomach hurts...
I've gotten more and more numb to it.
All right!
Let's go!
To the hellish training camp
that's in the spirit of friendship!
Ain't nothing gonna shock me now!
That's awesome!
Th- this is where we'll be training?
That's a rich school for you, all right.
They're even running
this elegant hotel, huh?
All of the hotels and inns
around here are part of Tohtsuki.
I ain't shocked!
A dozen or so are run under
the Tohtsuki Resort brand,
so a lot of former graduates work
in the resorts' food industries.
I've heard if you stay at one,
normally it's $800 and
up for a single night.
That's rent money for a whole month!
I said I ain't gonna be shocked!
But you are shocked, Soma-kun.
So then, we get to stay here tonight?
Now I'm totally fired up!
If you survive today's agenda, that is.
BOO!
Ibusaki, you really know
how to spoil a mood.
I'm a realist.
Come on, we have to assemble as soon as
we put our luggage in our rooms.
Yeah, fine.
This is an unpleasant silence.
You wouldn't think almost 1,000
students are gathered here.
That's right...
Without a doubt, the training camp
from Hell is about to begin.
I wonder how many of those
gathered here will make it?
Hey, it's Nikumi!
Yu- Yukihira!
It's been a while, Nikumi.
You don't seem nervous at all.
Hey, Yukihira-kun!
Why are you calling her that nickname?
Huh? But she agreed to it.
Right, Nikumi?
-Why on Earth would I agree?
-See?
-The transfer student, Soma Yukihira...
-It makes her happy.
Be careful, Yukihira.
Of what?
Good morning, everyone.
I will now quickly go over
the details of this training camp.
We'll be here for five days
and six nights.
You will be split up into groups,
and for the next few days, you'll tackle
various food-related challenges.
Any student who falls below
the standard set by the instructors
will receive a failing grade.
You will be returned to the academy,
and then you will leave for good.
Incidentally, we've invited
some guest instructors
to act as judges for your challenges.
Guests?
Though incredibly busy,
they've gathered here for this event:
The graduates of Tohtsuki Academy!
Graduates?
So, in other words...
These guys are all geniuses
who actually graduated,
when the number of students
is in the single digits?
Awesome...
You there.
In the ninth row from the front.
The young man with the wound on his brow.
No, sorry.
Next to you.
Yes, you.
You're expelled.
You can go.
Your hair products have
a citrus scent to them.
That would mask the scent
of your cooking, yes?
It's important to look good.
KOJIRO SHINOMIYA
CHEF AT "SHINO'S" FRENCH RESTAURANT
If a chef looks frumpy, the food
he makes will lose its sultriness.
But next time, you should
choose an unscented hair oil.
Please wait!
I'm expelled?
For something like this?
"Something like this"
can be enough to lose customers.
Are you out to destroy
my restaurant, bastard?
That will be all, Mr. Student.
Who was that?
Chef Kojiro Shinomiya!
He's the first Japanese chef to ever win
France's Brousse-Poiret Award!
And over there...
FUYUMI MIZUHARA
ITALIAN RESTAURANT "RISTORANTE F"
That's Chef Fuyumi Mizuhara from "F"!
HITOSHI SEKIMORI
SUSHI RESTAURANT "GINZA HINOWA"
And from sushi restaurant "Ginza Hinowa,"
Head Chef Hitoshi Sekimori!
Amazing!
They're all featured in magazines
almost every month!
You there, as unassuming
as a Dutch clover!
DONATO GOTODA
AUBERGE "TRÉSOR"
From Auberge "Trésor,"
that's Donato Gotoda!
I may have been born just
so I could meet you.
Care to talk back at
my auberge until the sun rises?
Uh, what? Huh? Huh?
Please let go of those hands, Chef Gotoda.
Hinako...
HINAKO INUI
JAPANESE RESTAURANT "KIRI-NO-YA"
That's Hinako Inui from
the Japanese restaurant "Kiri-no-ya"!
I'm sorry.
That must have been frightening.
By the way, you certainly are cute.
You look like you'd be
a filling meal indeed.
Huh? Huh?
Hinako...
Chapelle-sensei is scowling.
Let's go back.
Oh, my.
Stop by my restaurant soon.
Pssht!
That's him!
The man who took the top spot
on his graduation exam with
the highest score in history.
The man who turned down over 800 offers
from top-class restaurants around the
world in favor of his current position.
He's the Executive Chef of
the Tohtsuki Resort chain
GIN DOJIMA
and sits on the board of directors:
Gin Dojima!
I'm so moved!
The elite chefs making
Japan a driving force...
They're all gathered here in front of us!
Welcome to Tohtsuki Resort.
All the graduates you see here are
chef-owners, masters of their domains.
For the six days you're here,
we're going to treat you as if you
were employees at our restaurants.
Do you know what that means?
Anyone who doesn't
perform to our liking...
is fired!
Meaning, you're expelled.
As you've seen,
your teachers have the prerogative
to send you home at a moment's notice.
I wish you good fighting.
Now then, you know your groups...
Get moving!
We're all getting split up,
but let's do our best, okay?
I'm in the same group as you again?
Got a problem with that?
Well, see you.
Yup!
Oh, and let's play poker
in Marui's room at night.
You don't have to get together in my room
at a time like this, do you?
Wanna taste?
Sure do!
F GROUP LESSON VENUE
Okay, looks like you're all here.
For my lectures, I'd like
to have you work in pairs.
You'll be in the same pairs as
your first lecture of the semester,
so please head to your labelled stations.
Thank goodness!
I'm so glad to be with you, Soma-kun!
Yeah, let's do our best.
You're Soma Yukihira, aren't you?
Yeah, that's right.
That's over ten seconds of grinding.
I assume this is intentional.
Of course.
I've looked forward to any chance to cross
paths with you during our training.
I never thought I'd get this close
on our very first challenge!
I'm gonna crush you!
Just like I crushed your shoe.
U- um, this is already
a very difficult camp!
I- it's not the time for picking fights!
Finally, I can destroy you!
I'm so happy, Soma Yukihira!
Oh, yeah? Well, I'm happy for you.
But I get the point,
so move your damn foot already!
Okay, everyone.
I'll be sitting right here.
If there's anything you don't
understand, please ask.
Um, Chef?
We haven't gotten any instructions.
Oh, is that so?
Hup!
Um, my challenge to you is...
Use the ingredients here to make a dish
emphasizing traditional Japanese cooking.
"Ingredients here"?
But there are no ingredients.
Yes there are.
You have the bounty of nature.
A clear stream and
a treasure trove of ingredients.
You have seasonings, oil,
and cooking utensils.
Feel free to also use
the fishing equipment.
The surrounding area is private land,
and you can go as far as the fence.
WE ARE HERE
FOREST RIVER
Crossing the fence will
be an automatic fail.
You'll get your ingredients
from within this limited field,
and then cook with them.
If you make a dish
that satisfies me, you'll pass.
You have two hours.
Okay, let's begin.
Huh? So it just started?
You've gotta be more clear!
First, we have to see
if we can catch some fish!
Sweetfish!
If there's sweetfish,
we can do a salt broil, right?
Is sweetfish even in season now?
In any case, we only have two hours!
Hurry!
I challenge you, Yukihira.
Huh? "Challenge"?
We should determine
whose cooking is superior.
Chef, I'd like you to settle this.
Say which of our dishes is more delicious.
Give your impartial judgment!
Huh? But why?
That has nothing to do with
this challenge, so I don't want to.
Huh? Oh, yes, you're right.
C'mon, now, what is this?
Seeing you all worked up
is making the mood weird.
So uncool!
That was uncool, Bro!
Shut up! Why are you laughing?
"Bro"? They're siblings?
They're totally different!
I- in any case, I will not lose to you!
I'll make a dish that will trump yours!
You understand me, Yukihira?
Come on, let's go already.
The heck was that?
Ah! Soma-kun, we have to go, too!
See you later!
People's thinking narrows when
they're placed in an unfamiliar situation.
Dammit! I can't catch anything!
Pipe down, idiot! You'll scare the fish!
Okay! We can make a meuniere out of this.
But we don't have any flour!
I told you to see if there
were any bamboo shoots!
I did look, but there aren't any anywhere!
BAMBOO SHOOTS
Their wits are dulled.
They misjudge their actions.
This challenge is just
a preliminary tryout.
Any "chef" who can't handle something
like this has no place at Tohtsuki.
We have to hurry and catch something
so we can cook it!
What should our menu be, Soma-kun?
If it's char or rainbow trout
we could do a salt broil.
Or a soy simmer!
Ah! We've gotta think
about presentation, too!
We need to look for some greens!
The thing is, everyone's probably
gonna go that route, right?
I wanna change things up a bit.
This isn't the time to talk like that!
We just have to finish our dish!
Yeah, but still...
You got one!
Thank goodness.
We managed to get some fish somehow, huh?
Yeah, now it's just a question
of how to cook them.
"Give your impartial judgment!"
Shut up! Just shut up!
You're doing fish, too?
Huh?
I swear, everyone is doing fish
just because the theme is Japanese food.
Isn't that rather narrow-minded?
What's with the attitude?
Fine, what are you idiots doing?
Know what this is?
We're doing duck!
Y- you got duck?
And that's not all.
There were chickens and
rabbits in the area, too.
Of course, I'm not surprised
none of you bothered to look.
Dammit! To think, there was
something other than fish...
But still, we've never
prepped those ingredients.
Out of the way.
Move it, Yukihira.
Isami!
Okay.
He's slicing the breast and thigh meat
with such precision!
He's so fast, but he's not
damaging the organs at all!
Such skillful knife work...
What? You need something?
N- no! I was just thinking
how skilled you are!
Really?
Still, my bro is three times
faster than me.
There are no breaks in his movement.
There's no wasted motion at all!
Who on Earth is he?
Yeah, I thought he could do that much.
Those are hands that have worked the line.
Forno accendere!
LIGHT, OVEN!
We haven't yet introduced ourselves.
My name is Takumi Aldini.
TAKUMI ALDINI
1ST-YEAR, HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION
This is my twin brother.
I'm Isami Aldini.
ISAMI ALDINI
1ST-YEAR, HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION
We're already working
the kitchen of our local trattoria.
"Trattoria"?
In Italian, it means a casual,
high-volume eatery.
I'm just like you, Yukihira.
I, too, am a chef working
to protect our restaurant.
It's like you said at the
commencement ceremony.
I don't plan to lose to people who have
never even stood in front of a customer.
You billed yourself as a pro.
Then, as a fellow pro,
I can't let myself lose to you.
Aldini vs. Yukihira...
I'll show you whose cooking is better!
Sounds fun!
Bring it!
In that case...
The heck is that?
A mezzaluna.
It means "half moon," and is
a knife used in Italian cooking.
Here we go...
Tritare!
He's totally mastered that knife thing!
He's reducing the ingredients
to paste in seconds!
The duck will be done soon.
I'll have the salsa done by then.
Gotcha! I'm done on my end, too.
Okay!
Tre...
Due...
Uno...
Fine!
DONE!
You finished first, did you?
Speed is a hallmark of Italian cooking.
That was way too fast!
And they still had time to dress the duck!
That didn't even take an hour!
This is an herb-grilled duck.
There's a green sauce on the side.
Buon appetito.
ENJOY YOUR MEAL.
Well then...
If you don't mind.
The duck is so rich,
brimming with the taste of the wild.
Then there's a burst of artful refreshment
that elevates the flavor!
The combination of manliness and elegance
forms a throbbing that reverberates
to the depths of the stomach.
It's just like...
...an aria of duck!
I want this duck...
to embrace me!
Hey! That green sauce...
It's salsa verde, right?
So it's got anchovies and
chopped Italian parsley.
It's a staple of Italian cooking.
What are you guys thinking?
The theme was Japanese cooking!
That's gotta be an automatic fail!
No, the base of this sauce
is salt-broiled char
and uruka entrails rather than anchovies.
Uruka generally takes more
than a week to prepare,
but you made this on the spot, correct?
Yes.
We washed the sweetfish entrails
and boiled them in saké,
then added mirin, soy sauce, and salt.
By doing so,
we made an impromptu, rich-tasting uruka
with just the right amount of bitterness.
Is that even possible?
That's not all they did.
Rather than parsley,
they used diced chives.
By mixing that in, they made
a bright green and refreshing sauce!
Also, instead of garlic, which is seldom
used in Japanese cooking,
they used a citrus and pepper paste,
giving it a very Japanese flavor.
Correct.
This was a Japanese-style salsa verde
using an improvised uruka as its base!
JAPANESE-STYLE
They made a Japanese-style Italian sauce?
Dammit! I'm drooling
just hearing about it!
For them to be able to combine so
many ingredients here in the mountains...
Unlike Japan, Italy has
a long history of eating meat.
And in Tuscany, where these two are from,
duck, rabbit, and boar are often served,
depending on the season.
That's how you learned to break down
and prepare duck, isn't it?
The breast is so rich
because it was grilled
in a glaze of soy sauce, spicy mustard,
black pepper, and honey.
It's the perfect complement to the salsa.
This salsa verde duck was infused
with various Japanese elements.
I would say this is a perfect example
of Japanese cooking.
Takumi Aldini...
Isami Aldini...
You both pass.
Grazie!
Even with limited ingredients,
he used his wits to make food
as amazing as that!
That guy's just like...
He's like Soma-kun!
Merveilleuse!
MARVELOUS!
Erina Nakiri, you pass!
Much obliged.
Subtitle translation by:
Javier Lopez